I was in a classroom today learning about the city of Ur, and a student noticed that most of the buildings started with an "e" like E-nun-mah and what not. Neither the teacher nor I could tell them what that meant. So I'm just curious if there is a reason why they start with an e or was it just the important buildings?
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Just finished watching this atrocious movie, Pompeii and it had me thinking about actual events. Is there anyone who survived and wrote about it? What did the locals think about earthquakes? Did no one leave when they noticed lava slowly creeping down? How did Rome handle this disaster?
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As far as I remember he killed his enemy, tied his head onto his saddle, at which point the enemy's tooth cut his leg and the king/leader died a while later from the infection. I have a suspicion this is a character in a medieval Norse saga, or an Anglo-Saxon king, but I can't remember who. Thanks!
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I know that we know the names and probable roles of several actors in Shakespeare's troupe like Richard Burbage and William Kempe, and I know that Shakespeare himself acted in his own plays and plays by other authors presented at the Globe, but do we have any idea which roles he played?
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For some research. I'm especially interested in how much these books would have cost in 1906:
War of the Worlds: 1898 The Tale of Peter Rabbit: 1902 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle: 1905 Five Children and It - 1902 The Railway Children - 1906 A Little Princess - 1905
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It was common for a lot of young children to work, and so have a small disposable income. What would a 12 year old boy collect in Edwardian Britain with his small disposable income?
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Edit: "ago" missed out
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Berlin is a city where thinking about historical events is inescapable - and also one that has a plethora of historical tours. I was wondering what small, vivid, or perhaps overlooked locations historians might think are particularly interesting in this great city?
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Before his first exile, I believe his aims where to end the feudal system, conquer Europe, spread revolutionary ideals, etc. But on his return from Elba did he change his, long term, (short term was to stay in power, probably) aims in a realpolitik, or did he keep the same aims?
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How did someone decide to engage in piracy? Where did they get a ship (unless it was stolen)? How did someone join a pirate crew (I'm assuming they didn't advertise)?
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When was this first introduced? Is there a specific reason for this?
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Hello everyone! This is the debut of a new weekly feature on the subreddit, so I should explain what we’re all doing here. Each week, on Monday Methods, there will be a different question for people to respond to regarding methodology, or historiography. A lot of people have expressed an interest in greater historiographical content in the subreddit, and this is part of how we intend to promote that sort of content. The idea is that people who choose to post in these threads will end up in discussions or being exposed to things they might not have considered before. Likewise, we aim to give the people reading the thread a better understanding of how we go about studying the human past, inclusive of history, anthropology, archaeology, and where possible other subjects with ties to the rest (like, say, historical linguistics).
So, to the sound of conches, we come to this week’s question in full; what methodological tools and ideas do you find the most useful in your own study of the human past? This can include formal concepts, the kind with an -ism at the end, but also less formally defined concepts and ideas. What would be most helpful is if you explain the methodology you’re talking about, then about how you utilise it and how it’s useful. If you use a term like Structuralism, or another term well known in academia but not to a layman audience, please give at least a brief definition!
Here is a link to the list of upcoming questions! And next week’s question will be: how do you integrate archaeological work into history, and vice versa?
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